Friday, January 7, 2011

How to clean Gold plated Necklace

Beautiful design and affordable rate – these are the main benefits, you will get out of your gold plated necklace. Such ornaments are very delicate in nature and demands utmost care. 
Gold plated jewelry is preferred by most of the people because it is less expensive and looks like original gold jewelry. Also known as ‘Gold vermeil’, such ornaments possess little gold as a layer over them. Mostly, Silver and copper are used for this purpose. As there is very thin layer of gold is used on the ornaments, there are more chances of wearing off quickly. The surface of Gold plated jewelry, especially Gold plated Necklace is very delicate and demands extra care if you want to wear it for long time. 

Here are some tips to guide you about how to keep your Gold plated Necklace clean and shinning- 

• Never put your Gold plated jewelry on hard surface as this may cause scratch on it. This can harm weak layer of gold and make your jewelry look lousy.

• Keep your Gold plated Necklace in a velvet lined jewelry box after use or wrap it in a soft cloth in order to avoid scratches.

• Wipe your ornaments with soft cotton. This will help in cleaning up dirt or dust which gets deposited over the surface of jewelry.

• You can use a soft jewelry polishing cloth to rub the surface of Gold plated Necklace gently to restore shine.

• Though you can clean up jewelry at home but if you are not comfortable with it, you can take it to local goldsmith to repaint the Gold plated Necklace.

Take some warm water in a bowl and pour few drops of dish soap into it. Never use antibacterial soap for this purpose as it contains abrasives. Soak gold plated necklace in this solution for 10 minutes. Dirt will start loosing; you can remove it worth soft brush.

Due to its affordability and creative designs, Gold plated Necklace has become very popular and matches with every outfit. There was a time when gold plated jewelry was limited to the people who can not buy gold jewelry but today gold plated jewelry or Gold plated necklace has become first choice of every one due to its cheap rates and attractive designs. 

Apart form Gold plated necklace, there is a large variety of jewelry such as bracelet, ear ring and other jewelries available in the Market which can suit every occasion and outfit. You can easily find great collection of Gold plated Necklace online as there are many jewelry designers are running online jewelry website to promote their jewelry. 

How to take care of Gold Plated Rings

Gold plated jewelry is perfect for those who want to enjoy appearance of real gold at low rates. It’s very hard to distinguish a gold plated jewelry from gold jewelry due to its luster and beauty.


Gold plated jewelry whether necklace, ear ring or ring, is perfect to enjoy luxury of real gold in less expensive way. Rings are integral part of jewelry and wore by people at large scale regardless gender, age or class. There is not doubt that gold is one of the desired metals since ancient time. People buy Gold for investment purpose also and that’s the reason why in ancient time, people never invest in Gold plated rings or jewelry. 

Nowadays, such ornaments have become part of vogue. The major plus point of gold plated rings, you can get numerous designs, great workmanship within affordable price range easily. You are in wrong if you are thinking that such jewelry items are having short life span. Proper care and maintenance can enhance appearance and life of your gold plated rings. 

However, you have to be very much careful while cleaning up your favorite gold plated rings as a little mistake can make your piece unbearable. Don’t worry, cleaning up gold plated rings is easy but demands a little bit caution to protect the finish.

Here are the instructions about how to clean Gold plated rings-

• Take warm water and dampen the soft cotton cloth in it. Rub the cloth gently over the jewelry. If your jewelry is dirty, put few drop of mild dish soap on the cotton cloth and press it many time so that soap start working through the cloth.

• Wipe down the Gold plated rings with the moistened cotton cloth. Make sure the strokes are firm and light else it can hamper the gold layer of jewelry. Try your best to limit the number of stroke as life of gold paint will decrease with the increase of movement.

• If your Gold plated rings are extremely dirty and normal detergent, water is not able to clean it up, treat it with white toothpaste. Put little toothpaste on the ring and polish it with clean cotton. Like before give firm and less number of strokes to protect golden layer. Avoid gel toothpastes, abrasive toothpaste or whitening toothpastes. 

• Wash your Gold plated rings properly. You can use your fingers or soft cloth to rub off the toothpaste or soap used. After this, put the ring in air to dry or can dry it with a dry soft cloth. 

Keep in mind the above mentioned tips if you want to wear and enjoy striking gold plated rings for many years.